Calyx

Meaning

Noun

●

In Botany:

The

of

,

the

, which

and

the

as they develop.

●

In Anatomy & Zoology:

Any of various cup-like structures.

A

in the

through which

passes.

The

the

of

and

,

, and the

of some cnidarians.

A

of the

or

of insects.

A

of

in the

of insects.

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Origin

calyx

English

calyx

Latin

κάλυξ

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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